Improvement in compounds for picture-frames



. C. D. WILSAN @L E. GERRY..

' Compound for .Picture-Frames,

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i U al i UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

CHARLES D. WILSON AND EDSON GERRY, OF ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOUNDS FOR PICTURE-FRAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,555, dated February9, 1875; application filed l November 24, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Bc it known that we, CEAS. D. WILsoN andEDSON GERRY, of the town of Elmwood, in the county of Peoria and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements incompounds to be applied in the manufacture of picture-frames and otherarticles; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings which form a part of this ,speciiicatioln The nature of ourinvent-ion consists in a compound, of which straw pulp forms a componentpart, for the manufacture of lookingglass and picture frames, toys,moldings, and cornices, vessels of any description, or any article forwhich it may be found applicable, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

The annexed drawings represent a pictureframe made of our compound.

The main ingredient of our compound is straw pulp, which is mixed withthe following, viz.: One-half ounce gum-shellac, quantity of alcohol tocut the gum, one-half ounce of glue, reduced to athin solution, one-halfpint molasses, one-halt' or one pint glycerine, quantity ofammoniacalsolution of copper to make the pulp moist.

When the pulp is thoroughly moistened or saturated with the requiredliquid, it is molded or otherwise formed in the desired shape, and, whendry, it is perfectly hard, and will not be affected by dampness or heatso as to Warp or crack.

Articles to be used in and about water should have the shellac appliedto the surface.

Articles made of straw pulp in this manner are impervious to water, anddifcult to break 5 hence, this compound is a good substitute for wood,iron, and clay in many instances.

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The .compound described for frames, moldings, &c., consisting of strawpulp mixed with gum-shellac, alcohol, glue, molasses, glycerine, and asolution of copper in about the proportions substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own invention we affixoursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

C. D. WILSON. EDSON GERRY. Witnesses:

A. L. TRACY, W. I. PHEEPs.

